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The American Continent has nations with different prospects of growth to improve their social, political, and economic standards regionally and globally. North and South America have countries, such as Chile, Canada, the US, Cuba, Argentina, and Brazil among others, which rely on varied policies to sustain their broad-based developments. Human rights protection, political freedom, cultural tolerance, and ease of doing business are key development indicators (Evans & Smith, 2015). Brazil and Argentina are experiencing economic and political challenges, which hinder their development potentials. Numerous instances of racial profiling, discrimination, and trade wars are complicating the growth levels in the US. While the US ranks above other American nations regarding economic development, Canada is politically stable, has the best accommodative culture, and a comparative better ease of doing business index. Political stability is a vital element that affects the growth and development of a country. Most countries in America are struggling to implement their democratic principles to enhance peaceful governance. According to the political stability classification by the World Bank in 2017, Canada outperformed all the American nations ranking 20 out of 195 nations, with Cuba, Chile, the US, Argentina, and Brazil taking positions 56, 72, 75, 86, and 130 respectively (The World Bank, 2019). While Canada’s economy is the 11th largest in the world – below the US, its high ranking in political stability index of 1.11 in 2017 provides a suitable environment for supporting the growth of social, political, and economic institutions, which have the capacity to maintain top performance in the American Continent. Canada’s independent institutions and development of social safety-net for protecting its populations from financial inequities present the nation with the biggest opportunities for development in the region.